SamBlanchet

Date of Birth05/08/2001

BornMontreal, Canada

BIOGRAPHY

Before turning to bobsleigh in the summer of 2016, Sam Blanchet previously excelled at rugby union, even playing professionally for Exeter Chiefs and Bedford Blues as well as turning out for England on the international sevens circuit.

On the ice, he made his British bobsleigh bow in November 2016 before making his first World Cup appearance a month later, placing 19th in the two-man event in Whistler.

Blanchet made the World Championship squad in his first season, partnering Brad Hall to 28th in the two-man competition in Königsseein 2017.